mikrop
noun C1- microbe (microorganism)
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Tap for its suffix chainThe p of mikrop becomes b before a vowel: mikrobum. The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, o, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The p of mikrop becomes b before a vowel: mikrobunda. The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: mikrobunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The p of mikrop becomes b before a vowel: mikrobuyla. The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: mikrobuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
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